Emptiness
Comments (2) | Oct 29, 2011
One strike, all knowledge is forgotten; No artificial cultivation is necessary after all. Every moment I uphold the ancient Way, Never retreating…
Comments (2) | Oct 29, 2011
One strike, all knowledge is forgotten; No artificial cultivation is necessary after all. Every moment I uphold the ancient Way, Never retreating…
Comments (1) | Oct 28, 2011
I was feeling sorry for myself this morning, and I opened my email, dreading what I might find. At the top of the Sisyphean list was the Wisdom of the Week. These little nuggets are sent out to people on a distribution list who have…
Comments (0) | Oct 25, 2011
Once I was told that my 401K can be down as much as 30% and I should do a re-allocation. As I stare at the numbers on my most recent statement, it seems all the numbers are quite arbitrary. As far as I know, my 401K down by 30% has not affected my life at all - at least in this moment. The only impact it had on me is creating some questions and concerns in my mind. So who decides the worth of my…
Comments (5) | Oct 18, 2011
Student: How to live with impermanence? Master: First we need to realize the meaning of impermanence -- every…
Comments (0) | Oct 18, 2011
My mother always told me a watched pot never boils. She said I would always find what I was looking for in the last place I looked. I wanted to understand what she meant, but the truth of her statements eluded me. Of course the pot…
Comments (2) | Oct 18, 2011
A meeting in corporate America... Colleague A: "The deadline for this report is tomorrow." Colleague B: "I am all booked tomorrow - can't cancel the meetings." Colleague C: "You have the analysis I sent out last week, right?" Colleague D: "If we are not done, we are not done." Colleague E: "Did we ever promise a report?" Colleague…
Comments (2) | Oct 13, 2011
Taking a walk in the early morning, I noticed the morning dew on the grass. Each blade of grass gets its own drops; every leaf has its time in the sun. Every plant can only be where it stands - take in what is given and grow from that, nothing else. It is ludicrous to worry about not having enough or wonder what if it is somewhere else. "This" is the gift of life - or perhaps the curse of life,…
Comments (3) | Oct 04, 2011
Student: What is Nirvana? Master: The present moment is the Nirvana. Phenomena appear and disappear over…
Comments (2) | Sep 27, 2011
Student: Does cleaning Buddha statues create more merit then sweeping the floor? Master: Dharma is everything;…
Comments (1) | Sep 25, 2011
In Buddhism, there is the teaching of karma. It is often explained like the financial system - if you take from someone, you have to pay back. If you have given to someone in the past, then he or she will pay you back. Such understanding of karma is based on fear and greed. On one hand if life demands a lot from you, then you call that a bad or heavy karma; if situation and people tend to accommodate…
Comments (0) | Mar 28, 2017
The "I" represents the ego. The ego is the beginning of duality. And duality means separating inside and outside, self and others. So, dualistic thinking indicates the presence of ego.…
Comments (0) | Mar 22, 2017
If you focus your cultivation on the mind, you can eventually find peace. A peaceful mind will bring forth a better reality. If you have peace, you will know how to make better decisions.…
Comments (0) | Mar 14, 2017
When an undesirable situation occurs and you blame someone else, this is the wrong understand of reality. Without the , you will naturally assume that someone else has caused…
Comments (0) | Feb 28, 2017
Comments (0) | Feb 28, 2017